Quad bike once owned by Ozzy Osbourne for sale at Cheffins auction

A quad bike once owned by Ozzy Osbourne is to be sold at auction by Cheffins.

The Suzuki Quad Runner 250 is one of an identical pair bought by the Black Sabbath vocalist in 1994.

He has owned several quad bikes over the years but it was on a 350cc Yamaha Banshee he had a near-death experience in 2003, suffering a cracked vertebra, broken collarbone and eight broken ribs when it rolled, and he was left unconscious and temporarily unable to breathe.

The machine up for sale has been driven 1,694 miles and it has a pre-auction estimate of £3,000 to £5,000.

The seller, a collector from North Yorkshire who asked not to be named, said he had bought the quad bike from another collector.

He said he has ridden it but thought “with its history it’s probably worth just sitting on and tucking in the back of the shed and using something else”.

He added: “I try and buy things that are just that little bit quirky and have got a little bit of history.”

The quad bike will be sold as part of the Cheffins Harrogate Vintage Sale at the Great Yorkshire Showground on August 19.